Saturday, September 26, 2015

Chuseok, or Korean Thanksgiving Day is one of the most important holidays in Korea (along with Seollal). The holiday occurs on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, and this year’s Chuseok falls on the 26th September with the holiday period extending till the 29th September. During this period, Koreans go back to their hometowns to gather with their families, perform ancestral rites and visit the graves of their ancestors.